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GEORGE 1B. AMBLER, OE LEOMINSTEB, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN OB TO I. A. WHITNEY CARRIAGE COMPANY, OF LEOMINSTEB, MASSACHUSETTS, A COBPCRATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

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- Application filed July 2, 1914. Serial No. 848,676.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGEB. AMBLER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resi dent of Leominster, Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Vehicles, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the draw: ings representing like parts.

This invention relates to vehicles and more particularly to childrens carriages.

Among other objects the invention aims to provide a simple and effective construction,.whereby the body of the vehicle may be readily turned on the running gear so that the occupant may face either the front or the rear of the vehicle as desired.

The character of the invention may be best understood by reference to the following description of an illustrative embodlment thereof shown in theaccompanymg drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an illustrative embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the vehicle; Fig. 3 is a plan of the vehicle with the body removed; Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the vehicle; Fig. 5 on an enlarged scale is a vertical transverse section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3; and Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are details to be referred to. 7

Referring to the drawing, the illustrative vehicle there shown comprises a running gear including wheels 1 removably connected by spring pressed latches to front and rear axles 3, 3, the latter being connected by reaches 5, 5 conveniently in the form of metal tubes extended outwardly and upwardly beyond one of the axles to constitute handle bars 7. The reaches are secured to the axles by clamping plates 9 and through bolts 11. To contribute to. the stiffness of the running gear diagonal cross braces 13 riveted together at their crossing point are secured to the axles conveniently by said through bolts. To contribute to the stiffness of the handle bars cross bars 15 are secured thereto and fastened to the reaches and one of the axles by said through bolts.

A body 17 is provided of any convenient form shown herein as having a seat 19 and a back 21 hinged to the bottom of the body and adapted to be held at different angles of adjustment by a spring pressed latch rod 23 extending along the rear face of said Specification of Letters Patent.

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back through brackets and having a hook 25 at the lower end-thereof adapted to engage any one of a lurality of notches in a bracket 27 depending from the bottom of I To support the body from the running gear, side springs 29 are provided extending longitudinally of the vehicle. As shown herein each spring has a central flattened portion 31 secured to the reach by a bolt 33. The spring arches forwardly and rearwardly from said flat portion and passes through seats formed in the upper clamp plates referred to and is secured therein by the same through bolts which connect the parts described above. The spring extends forwardly and rearwardly from said clamp plates and curves gracefully outwardly, upwardly and thence downwardly.

The springs support a turn-table base or fifth wheel 35 comprising a ribbon-like strip of metal having straight sides and curved corners. To the under face of the fifth wheel adjacent opposite ends thereof are secured bolsters 37 conveniently in the form of ribbon-like metallic strips centrally riveted to said fifth wheel and having ends depending downwardly and curved outwardly. The ends of the bolsters and springs are formed to present transverse eyes 39 and 41, (Fig. 8) receiving pins 43 and 45 respectively entered through registering apertures in earsprojecting'in opposite directions from coupling members 47. The construction described provides universal joints connecting the bolsters to the springs, thereby permitting a desirable range of longitudinal and transverse yielding movement of the fifth wheel, contributing to the comfort of the occupant of the vehicle.

To support the body on the fifth wheel, longitudinal straps 49 are provided having ends secured to the bottom of the body, said straps curving downwardly from said body to present flat portions or shoes 51 constituting a turn-table adapted to rest upon and wipe over the fifth wheel 35 referred to. Superposed transverse bars 53 and 55 are riveted or otherwise secured to said shoes and fifth wheel respectively and are pivotally connected by a king bolt 57. These I The bars thus tensioned press the turn-table shoes 51 down against the fifth wheel and maintain the sameinto close frictional engagement, thereby contributing to the proper holding of the turn-table in difier ent positions of adjustment, as more fully hereinafter described.

To look the turn-table against inadvertent swinging about said king bolt, there is provided locking means therefor typefied here- .in as a latch 59 (Fig. 7 having a notch sufiiturning of the vehicle body about the king bolt. To contribute to the guidance of the latch strip 61 there is provided a pm 65 secured to and depending from the fifth wheel and apertured to receive said strip. A head on the pin limits the downward movement of said strip.

When it is desired to swing the. body about the king bolt to face the occupant of the vehicle indifferent directions first the treadle 63 is pressed downward by the foot, thereby moving the latch 59 out from engagement with the turn-table. body is grasped and swung, causing the turn-table to slide around the fifth wheel until its shoes are brought in alinement with the side members of the fifth wheel. The inherent resilience of the strip 61 causes the latch 59 to move upwardly promptly on the release of the treadle to its position shown in Fig. 2. As the turn-table approaches its position of registration with the fifth wheel one of its shoes slides along one of a pair of inclined spurs projecting from the latch, thereby depressing the latter suficiently to permit the completion of the turning of the table to its final position. On the occurence of this event the latch automatically springs upward and locks the turn-table in position.

It will be observed that the turn-table and body are supported above the tops of the wheels when they may be readily turned without interference from the wheels. The

turn-table and its base are light, inconspicuous, strong in construction and simple in operation.

Having described one illustrative embodiment of the invention without limiting the same thereto, what I claim as new and de-,

sire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a vehicle, the combination of front and rear axles, wheels therefor, side springs connected to and projecting upwardly from Then the said axles, transverse members, universal oints connecting sa1d springs to sa1d transverse members, a fifth wheel mounted on said transverse members, a turn-table on said wheel, a body carried by said table, superposed resilient bars extending across said turn-table and wheel, a king bolt pivotally connectingsaid bars and having provision for tensioning the same to press said table frictionally against said wheel, and means for locln'ng said table to said wheel after it is swung on said bolt to different positions of end for end adjustment.

2. In a vehicle, the combination of running gear, a turn-table base, a turn-table pivotally mounted thereon, a resilient member having an end fast to said base and carrying a latch for locking said turn-table to said base, and means for guiding said member as it is moved in operating said latch.

3. In a vehicle, the combination of running gear, a turn-table base mounted thereon, a resilient member having an-end fast to said base and a latch having cam surfaces for automatically operating the same to lock said turn-table to said base, and means for guiding said member as it is moved in operating said latch.

4. In a vehicle, the combination of run ning gear, a turn-table base mounted thereon, a fiat spring secured at one end to said base and extending substantially parallel thereto, a latch carried by said spring for locking said base and table together and an operat ng portion at the other end thereof.

5. In a vehicle, the combination of running gear, a turn-table base and a turn-table pivotally mounted thereto, said base and tale having parts of non-circular contour registering in adjusted positions thereof and a latch member arranged to embrace said registered parts and extend transverse to their plane of contact.

6. In a vehicle, the combination of running gear, a turn-table base and a turn-table pivotally mounted thereto, said base and table having. parts of non-circular contour registering in adjusted positions thereof and a latch member movable transverse to the plane of contact of said members and having lateral cam portions and a central notch to embrace said parts and a resilient mounting for said latch.

In a vehicle, the combination of running gear, a turn-table base mounted thereon, a turn-table, and means pivotally connecting the same to said base having provision for resiliently pressing said table and base frictionally together.

8. In a vehicle, the combination of runmng gear, a turn-table, a base therefor, resilient members extending across said table and base, and pivot means for tensioning sa1d members to press said table into frictional engagement with said base.

ineman a king-bolt pivotally connecting said said frames and secured to the mutually more remote sides thereof respectively and strips. p

In testimony whereof, I have signed my '15 name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE B. AMBLER. Witnesses:

B. G. HAWKINS, G. P. HARTMAN. 

